(ANSA) - PRISTINA - Four armed Islamic extremists were arrested
in front of the main entrance of the monastery of Visoki Decani
in Kosovo. Media reported that these men are four Albanians from
some towns in Kosovo.
The arrest took place during a joint operation conducted by the
Kosovo police and the KFOR, the Nato forces in Kosovo. A
Kalashnikov rifle, a handgun and large quantities of ammunition,
as well as some books books on Islamic radicalism were found in
the extremists' car.
The abbot of Visoki Decani Sava Janjic said this arrest is
further proof ''that the presence of KFOR troops is still
essential to the safety of the monastery'', which is included in
the list of Unesco world heritage sites.
The director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo Marko
Duric has expressed great concern, calling on the authorities in
Pristina to counter the growing religious extremism in Kosovo,
rather than sparking row and delaying, at all costs, the
establishment of the Association-Community of Serb majority
municipalities in Kosovo. (ANSA).
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